'Bidding War' for homes to rent

Lakelady_2

I saw that on the TV this morning, the house looked very very nice. I bet that had everything to do with the sealed bids.
DD has just rented a flat - she asked for and got a price reduction. Its a nice two bed, spacious and well insulated. However it had the original 20 year old kitchen and bathroom, so not trendy enough for some.

dopester

PasturesNew wrote: »

Public sector worker are you?

No. Just common-sense to avoid deliberately creating hazards in the home which could cause a penetrating eye injury.

Red_Doe

I live in a very rural area and am lucky enough to have a low rent (and a fab landlord!) but I have watched rent prices steadily increase over the past year here, from the average of around £400 per month to up to £850! And they are lying empty, for the most part. Part of that is due to the remoteness of this area...no amenities and very expensive place to live nowadays..but part has surely got to be due to those price increases!

dopester

Joeskeppi wrote: »

Fair point, I know an entire family who ended up blind due to twigs in a vase

My response to that is what a judge said today, at a claim case where a student saw the shaft of an art-paintbrush cause catastrophic damage after penetrating the eye.

In her written ruling, Lady Dorrian said: "Foreseeability is not the same as frequency - an accident might rarely happen yet nevertheless be foreseeable."

Twigs in a vase at home, in some instances depending where they are on display and the size/thickness/rigidity of twig, are an accident waiting to happen.

A council has been held responsible for an accident which left a 10-year-old pupil with "catastrophic" brain damage. Thomas Brown, now 18, attended Ladywell School in Motherwell when he fell on a paintbrush which pierced his eye.

They were kneeling or crouching on the floor painting four sheets of paper which had been stuck together. The paper was too big to fit on a desk. A girl stood up and bumped into Thomas, causing him to topple over and fall onto the paintbrush of a third child. The pointed end of the foot-long thin brush went into his left eye.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11821439

Out,_Vile_Jelly

dopester wrote: »

My response to that is what a judge said today, at a claim case where a student saw the shaft of an art-paintbrush cause catastrophic damage after penetrating the eye.

Twigs in a vase at home, in some instances depending where they are on display and the size/thickness/rigidity of twig, are an accident waiting to happen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11821439

Clearly the only solution is to keep any rigid, sharpish objects out of reach of EVERYONE. I'm getting nervous just looking at the pens on my desk now.

lemonjelly

Twigs in vases is just tacky. A horrible ornamental feature.

I'd rather go for an actual, alive plant, rather than an amputated dead one, or even worse, artificial twigs!:eek:

I cannot for the life of me work out quite why anyone has them. (shrug smiley)

drc

I can confirm this is true although I expect its mostly limited to London and the big cities. My brother told me that he went to look at a flat to rent and afterwards when he phoned to say he would like to take it, the landlady said that he should suggest a price as there were several interested parties and the highest bid would win. My brother told her to stuff it.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

lemonjelly wrote: »

Twigs in vases is just tacky. A horrible ornamental feature.

I'd rather go for an actual, alive plant, rather than an amputated dead one, or even worse, artificial twigs!:eek:

I cannot for the life of me work out quite why anyone has them. (shrug smiley)

I have some with fairy lights on, which in my childish and easily-pleased mind makes it like Christmas every time I turn them on. I bought them to fill a corner in my last flat, which was rather minimalist and didn't have a big main light.

I have an actual alive plant too- with stripey leaves!

It's the "arty" Ikea canvas prints in sets of 3 (random geometric shapes) that do my head in.

N1AK

dopester wrote: »

Same with twigs in vases, imo. I don't see the point of having anything, even if it were pretty, which increases the risk of an accident.

Then don't have anything that you don't see the point in. Personally, I don't see the point in worrying about the trivial risk of overt decoration while choosing to drive, cross roads etc. Life's too short.

System

Surely any household object increases the risk of an accident.

I must remember to remove my sofa's when I get home in case someone accidentally suffocates in it, might remove the sink as well in case someone drowns while washing up.